The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-27
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proving rather better than was anticipated
at first and fair quantity is being made.

here Thursday of last week 1t is expected
that her mother will 90 back with her. -
Lucien Mann is clerking in j. III. Lamsons
hardware store at West Randolph. go
Carrie Hutchinson is in Canada visiting
friends. - Farmers in this vicinity seem
to have plenty of hay, and it looks now as
though stock might go to pasture by the
usual time. - Mrs. John Curtis is inn
proving.
Mrs. ALMA BRAMAN died at the residence
of o. j. Bacon on Tuesday of last week and
the funeral services were held on Thursday,
Rev. j. ID. Cross of Vershire officiating.
j. Riley Merrill died at the town
farm on Wednesday and the funeral was
held on Friday, Rev. Mr. Herrick officiating.
- Charles j. Slack has moved into
Mrs. e. r. Cleveland's tenement over ID. G..
BlalSe's store. - Calvin N. Dearborn
succeeds John Parks as sexton of the
Methodist church. - Mrs. S. II. Belts
has sold her house to Mrs McGaw for 81 $50.
- John A. Twiss sold what remained
of his stock of furniture at auction Saturday
morning, and Is soon to remove to Woods
vile, N. III. - Fred Stanton is at home
for time, having served out his time at
Willamstown. - Miss Ella X. Herrick
has gone to West Randolph for some weeks.
- Mrs. G. III. Scrbner had paralytic
shock ON Friday and her recovery seems
doubtful, - Mrs. Susan Norris is seri-
ously i'll.
Corinth.
AS Rev. l.. e. Taylor was attending con-
ference there were no preaching services
last Sabbath. 80 John Porter, cashier of
the Littleton Bank, and A. Eaton, cashier
of a bank in Nashua, n. H., visited friends
a business trip in the West - One
year ago this week our farmers on the
earliest farms had finished their sowing
and working in their gardens, and sheep
had been turned out to pasture. Now
but small part of their farms are
bare of snow. Some of the roads are still
impossible, owing to the great depth of
snow. and fences are barely in sight in many
places.
Newbury.
Mr.. JAMES LANG has gone West in pros
pect of future home. He intends to visit
Texas before he returns. - Mr. Ira
Brainard, who has been spending a few
weeks in town, has returned home to St.
Johnsbury. - Dr. j. DeVore and wife
are now pleasantly situated in the residence
once owned by DIR. John Stevens, who was
one of the best and most successful physi-
clans ever in town. 1t is hoped that DR..
DeVore will meet with equally good success.
- The Montebello subscriptions have
been called for. - The spring term of
school at the Seminary closes next week.
Examination of classes Tuesday and
Wednesday. - The water is rising rap
idly in the Connecticut river, and the pros
pect is that there will be an extensive
freshet. - There was no preaching at
the Methodist church last Sunday.
Orange.
SUPERINTENDENT MOVES will hold public
examination of teachers at the town
hall Saturday, April Both. - The rain
of last Saturday night destroyed the
sleighing. There We're one hundred fifty
consecutive days of sleighng the past winter.
- Considerable sugar of a superior
quality has been made. On account of the
sap without the use of team. - After
reading the account of so many deaths in
the adjoining towns we think we have been
providentially favored There hasn't been
a death in town since last summer. There
were only seven deaths recorded last year.
- The listers met last Saturday to listen
to grievances, if there were any, and to
finish making up the list.
East Randolph.
Sunday, May 1st, at the usual hour in the
forenoon. Subject, "One of the great orr
entail religions"
West Randolph.
REV. S. A. PARKER will preach in the
Mechanics band hall next Sunday after
noon at two o'clock. Subject, Let us rea-
son together. - George Terrell, who
was recently arrested at Manchester, n. II :,
because it was thought he was insane,
claimed to belong in West Randolph.
- 1t is expected Sunday services will
commence at all the churches at half-past
ten instead of forty-five minutes past ten.
- Thomas & Wheeler's tub-fastener
factory has been shut down the past week
owing to the lack of coal - Work on
the new water-works will commence this
week - The West Randolph baseball
club will have a May-day ball in Dubois &
Gays hall Monday evening May I'd. Music
will be furnished by Curtis orchestra.
- The Shepard family will appear at
Dubois & Gays hall this week Friday
night. - There were no services at the
Methodist church Sunday, the pastor being
at conference. - f. A. Shattuck has
found a horse to match his Patchen. -
Marshall Edison of st. Johnsbury Academy
has been in town. - William Gorham
lost his pocket-book containing about SIS
giles of Dartmouth College will deliver an
address at the close of the Normal School.
Tunbridge.
j. S. GAY went to Cavendish Saturday.
- A. II. Colby of West Hartford is
visiting his daughters. George Il
Wood of Randolph is visiting old comrades
here. - Charles f. Cushman of Rutland
is visiting A. p. Woodland. - The Good
Templars gave sugar-party at the North
teach in this village, Flora Smith in the
North village, Ann Howe in the Austin dis
trict, Mabel Leisure in the S. b. Jones
district Carrie Goodale in the E. f. Howe
district Lizzie Hayward i'm the Dicker.
man district and Jessie Griffith in district
No. 1. - Mrs. G. b. Cushman has nearly
recovered from her late illness. - The
dramatic club has concluded to play the
drama Broken Fetters" " in about three
weeks. - M. 7. King and wife have left
Florida and are expected here in few
weeks. - Volney Moody has returned
home. - Floral hall was "righted
one day last week. - Edgar Reynolds il
building house at South Royalton. 80
DR.. McDougall will keep his horses in tn,
South village this summer. He has engaged
| Albert Waterman to take care of them
- Herbert Smith was injured in some
way by horse he was handling Saturday
u. f. Gay is i'll, - The lister,
have nearly completed their rounds -
The Good Templars elect officers mex
week. - DR.. +. j. Fish was called t,
Post Mills Monday. - About one ton o
sugar has been made by George Farnhan
this season. - Mrs. Dana Giles is yer,
ill. - The Chelsea stage cannot quit,
accommodate the travelling public now anI
there is a prospect that another coach will
| be run. - Remember the Grant me
mortal service this wednesday, evening
- Public examination of teachers mex
Saturday, April 30th.
Williamstown.
Ex-Governor SMITH recently wrote Mr.
John Lynde that the Central Vermont Com
from Barre to Williamstown as soon as thu
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